Klenk Surname

59,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8561:13,7481,790
United States1,7751:204,20220,047
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Hungary1401:70,1167,171
Poland1161:327,66237,999
England591:944,37447,923
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Austria491:173,78422,520
Australia321:843,61652,533
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Kleńk (8) are calculated separately.

Klenk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Klenk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Klenk (Russian: Кленк) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Kleńk. Click here for other potential spellings of Klenk.

How Common Is The Last Name Klenk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Klenk is the 59,341st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 856,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Klenk live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 5,856 people, or 1 in 13,748. In Germany Klenk is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 71 percent live, Bavaria, where 11 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany Klenk is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Klenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Klenk last name expanded 1,168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klenk last name are 13.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Klenk earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $50,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleńk938/
Klenke914,484/
Klenck91246/
Kleink919/
Kleank911/
Kelenk910/
Kleenk910/
Klnk890/
Kleinke831,504/
Klencke8371/
Kllenke830/
Kleanke830/
Kleinek830/
Klink8018,944/
Klank801,076/
Kleng80280/
Klonk80193/
Klenc80106/
Clenk8020/
Klynk8017/
Klünk802/
Kilnk801/
Klenkova77510/
Klenková77242/
Kleineck7747/
Kleineke7722/
Kleincke772/
Klinke736,341/
Keleng732,590/
Klemke732,446/
Klinck732,014/
Kelenc73608/
Kileng73214/
Khleng73194/
Celenk73154/
Kleing73143/
Klaeng7381/
Klanck7329/
Klencs7326/
Kilink737/
Kleung737/
Klyngk735/
Klieng734/
Kleang733/
Klingk733/
Klínek732/
Kleinc732/
Clenke732/
Kleimk731/
Kilnck731/
Kloeng731/
Clenck731/
Klinkh731/
Klheng731/
Kluink731/
Clenks730/
Kelnck730/
Kleinecke71515/
Kilenkova7150/
Kleenkova7142/
Kelenkova718/
Kylenkova711/
Khlaeng67280/
Kelaeng6789/
Kihleng6765/
Kelleng6758/
Khleang6739/
Khilenkova6719/
Kaileng6713/
Klęk6711/
Killink6710/
Killeng678/
Kellenc677/
Kuileng677/
Keslink677/
Klenque674/
Khelenkova673/
Kilimnk672/
Keeleng672/
Khloeng672/
Chelenk672/
Klnq672/
Kealeng672/
Kloinek671/
Klnc671/
Kcleong671/
Kileung671/
Kislink671/
Khlieng671/
Kilieng671/
Keuleng671/
Kleßing671/
Ketleng671/
Kuyleng671/
Cleinke670/
Keilink670/

Klenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klenk in the Russian language
Кленкklenk-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klenk
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